The First Film

The First Film
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Nicholas Wilkinson
Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The First Film is a 2015 British documentary film about cinema pioneer Louis Le Prince, made by David Nicholas Wilkinson.[1][2] It argues the case that Le Prince, rather than the Lumière brothers, was the true inventor of moving pictures, making Roundhay Garden Scene in Leeds in 1888. Le Prince mysteriously disappeared in 1890.[3][4]

Mark Kermode, film critic of The Guardian, described the documentary as "a flickering story that blends intrigue, industrial espionage, and possibly even murder".[5]

The world premiere of The First Film was at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[1] It went on general release in the United States in September 2016.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "The First Film". Programme: 2015. Edinburgh Film Festival. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ "The First Film". Film 4. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ^ Hannaford, Alex (24 June 2015). "The mystery of Leeds's long-lost movie pioneer". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ Youngs, Ian (23 June 2015). "Louis Le Prince, who shot the world's first film in Leeds". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ Kermode, Mark (5 July 2015). "The First Film review – a secret cinematic history". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ McNary, Dave (4 August 2016). "David Nicholas Wilkinson's 'The First Film' Documentary Gets September Release". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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